lighten

Meaning of lighten

verb
  1. To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
    to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets
  2. To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
  3. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash.
  4. To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
  5. To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
verb
  1. To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
    Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out.
  2. To make light or lighter in weight.
  3. To make less serious or more cheerful.
  4. To become light or lighter in weight.
  5. To become less serious or more cheerful.

verb

To descend; to light.

Information about lighten

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of lighten is: lightens.
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Hyphenation of lighten

lighten

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • lighten is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

lighten synonyms

Meaning brighten:

brighten

Meaning relieve:

relieve

Anagrams of lighten

enlight

Words that rhyme with lighten

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